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August 12, 2017 7:07 AM

Syria suicide blast kills 23 near Jordan border

At least 23 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a suicide blast in southern Syria near the border with Jordan. <br/><br/>The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the bomber detonated an explosive belt yesterday at a base used by Jaish al-Islam near the Nasib border cro...

August 12, 2017 7:07 AM

Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta re-elected

In Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected as President following Tuesday's election. According to Election Commission Head Wafula Chebukati announced in Nairobi that Kenyatta got 54.27 per cent votes beating his rival Raifa Odinga who got 44.74 per cent of votes. <br/><br/>After ...

August 12, 2017 7:06 AM

Will 'truly regret' further threats to US and allies: Trump

US President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, saying he will "truly regret" any hostile acts against Guam or any other American territory. <br/><br/>Mr. Trump told this to reporters at his summer vacation home in Bedminster, New Jersey...

August 12, 2017 7:06 AM

Nobel laureates urge Saudi king to halt 14 executions

Ten Nobel Peace Prize winners have appealed to Saudi Arabia's king and crown prince to show mercy and halt the executions of 14 young people sentenced to death for participating in protests in 2012.<br/><br/>In a letter released yesterday, the laureates say the 14 minority Shiites w...

August 11, 2017 8:09 PM

15th Ministerial Meeting of BIMSTEC concludes at Kathmandu today

The 15th Ministerial Meeting of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was concluded at Kathmandu today. <br/><br/>In a joint statement issued after the meeting the members agreed to intensify their collaborative efforts to realise the ai...

August 11, 2017 7:36 PM

Military "locked and loaded" on North Korea: President Trump

US President Donald Trump today tweeted that Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely. Trump also hoped that Kim Jong Un will find another path.<br/><br/>The US president's Twitter missive ratcheted up his already threatening rhet...

August 11, 2017 6:19 PM

EU to call emergency meeting over egg scandal

The European Union will call an emergency meeting of ministers over insecticide-tainted eggs in a bid to stop blaming and shaming over the scandal spreading across Europe. <br/><br/>Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis, the European Commissioner for health and food safety, says that he wanted the Net...

August 11, 2017 6:17 PM

China urges US, North Korea to be 'cautious', ease tensions

China has urged the United States and North Korea today to be cautious with their words and actions after the two sides stepped up their threatening rhetoric over Pyongyang's weapons programme.<br/><br/>Responding to a question about North Korea threatening to fire missiles towards ...

August 11, 2017 2:15 PM

Kenya Presidential Election: Raila supporters warned over victory claim

Kenya's electoral commission has warned the opposition that its claims of victory for its presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, could be deemed illegal.<br/><br/>Electoral commission chairman Wafula Chebukati said it was the only body legally allowed to count votes. He accused the o...

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